adjective

puknas

Greekπυκνός (puknos)

Strong’sG4437

frequent, often

stem pukn-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books1 of 26 forms occur

Translated as

frequent1×often1×

What it means

πυκιός, -ή, -όν,

[in LXX: Ez 31:3 A (חֹרֶשׁ), III Mac 1:28 4:10, IV Mac 12:12*;]

1. close, compact, solid.

2. frequent: I Ti 5:23. Neut. pl., πυκνά, as adv., much, often: Mk 7:3 T (v.s. πυγμή), Lk 5:33. Comparat., πυκνότερον, very often or so much the oftener (v. Bl., § 44, 3n): Ac 24:26.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G4437 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidpook-nos'

clasped (thick), i.e. (figuratively) frequent; neuter plural (as adverb) frequently

Fromfrom the same as G4635;

King Jamesoften(-er).

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence case	masculine singular	feminine singular	neuter singular	masculine plural	feminine plural	neuter plural
subject nominative	puknos	puknas	puknem	puknois	puknais	pukneim
object accusative	puknon	puknan		puknoin	puknain1×πυκνάς
direct address vocative	puknor	puknar		puknoir	puknair
of, belonging to genitive	puknou	puknau	pukneu	puknoiu	puknaiu	pukneiu
to, for dative	pukno	pukna	pukne	puknoi	puknai	puknei

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

puknstem+oaegender+smnru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

pukn is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Words built on the same stem

puknem — πυκνά, frequent, often

Where it appears

2 occurrences, every one of them listed

puknain“frequent”objectaccusative plural1×

1 Timothy 5:23“frequent”mēketi hudropotasōr, alla oino oligo chresōr dia ton stomachon kai tain puknain su astheniain.Stop drinking only water and use a little wine instead, because of your stomach and your frequent ailments.

puknoterem1×

Acts 24:26“often”hama kai elpizarōtos hoti chrēmeim dōiti auto hupo tou Paulou; dio kai puknoterem auton metapemperōtos homilate auto.At the same time, he was hoping that Paul would offer him a bribe. So he sent for Paul frequently and talked with him.